A new landing helicopter dock has been designed.
Here s What You Need to Remember: The Japanese navy does not have a formal requirement for an LHD, but there’s an obvious gap in the fleet’s structure that an assault ship could fill. Tokyo is building up a force of 17 MV-22 tiltrotors, 52 AAV7s and six LCACs to carry marines into combat. But the landing craft, vehicles and rotorcraft require ships to transport them close to shore.
A Japanese shipbuilder is pitching a new amphibious assault ship that could transport the Japanese military’s new Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade marine force and its MV-22 tiltrotors.
Wan Hai Lines splashes $565 million on 12 boxships January 27, 2021, by Jasmina Ovcina Taiwanese container shipping company Wan Hai Lines has ordered twelve 3,013 TEU container vessels worth a total of $565 million.
The containerships will be built by Japanese shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corporation’s Nihon Shipyard, Wan Hai Lines said.
The contract announcement coincides with the company’s investment in new containers amounting to 50,000 TEUs worth $141 million.
The intra-Asian carrier has been on an ambitious fleet build-up mission over the past year having bought six second-hand containerships in December 2020 alone.
“With a new order of twelve 3,000 TEU vessels, Wan Hai is not only further solidifying their position as the largest intra-Asia carrier they are for now on track to “overtake” Zim and become the world’s 10th largest container carrier,”
Wan Hai Lines Confirmed Orders For 12 New Vessels
After its last order of 8 container ships from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) back in November 2018, Wan Hai Lines again contracted twelve new-build 3,013Teu ships with JMU/Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY) today. This new series of vessels are expected to be delivered successively from end of October 2022.
As part of Wan Hai’s continuous efforts on providing quality shipping service to its customers, most advanced design specification will be employed to ensure higher energy efficiency with less air pollution. All twelve ships will be powered by more environmentally friendly main engines and generators both meet IMO Tier III standards in terms of NOx emission. In addition, Alternate Maritime Power (AMP) systems are also outfitted so as to enable shore power connection and thus can significantly reduce air pollution when the vessels are berthed.
Nihon Shipyard, a JV of Imabari and JMU, formally launched
Nihon Shipyard Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU)
and Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., was established on January 1, 2021. The capital and business alliance comes on the back of all the necessary regulatory approvals and review processes.
The Tokyo-headquartered shipyard will have around 500 of assigned employees from the two companies.
Under the terms of the deal, finalized in December 2019, Imabari will hold 51% stake, while JMU will hold 49% stake in the new company. The intended capital will total 100 million yen ($965K).
The main goal of the establishment of the joint venture is to bolster the competitiveness of Japanese shipbuilders by joining forces and combining expertise and knowledge from the sector.
Japan Marine United Corporation Delivers 3,055 TEU Container Ship “Wan Hai 323” To Wan Hai Lines
Japan Marine United Corporation (Japan Marine United Co., Ltd) has delivered a new 3,055 TEU container ship to Wan Hai Lines.
Wan Hai Lines has ordered a total of eight container vessels, with a design capacity of 3,055 TEU, from Japan Marine United Corporation with construction undertaken by the Japan Marine United Corporation Kure Shipyard.
The newly developed 3,055 TEU container ships can carry containers with a maximum of 12 rows x 6 stages in the hold and a maximum of 14 rows x 7 stages on the deck.
Delivered on December 7, 2020, WAN HAI 323 is the third Wan Hai Lines vessel to be delivered as part of their efforts of continuous fleet upgrades in order to provide the best quality service to customers. WAN HAI 323 has a length of 203.5 metres, a depth of 16.6 metres and a draught of 11.5 metres.